In Photos: 'Yellow Vest' Activists Clash With French Police

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Dec 10, 2018

French demonstrators clad in yellow vests marched through the streets for weeks in protests that started to oppose fuel tax increases and progressed to rioting in Paris.

The grassroots protests began Nov. 17 with motorists upset over a fuel tax hike but grew to encompass a broad range of frustrations related to France's high cost of living and the perception that President Emmanuel Macron is out of touch and does not care about the problems of ordinary French citizens.